#472C8B#472C8B

#472C8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.149 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#472C8B
RGB	rgb(71, 44, 139)
HSL	hsl(257, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(257, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.75, 36.30, -48.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.75, 60.73, 306.70°)
OKLab	oklab(38.42% 0.0528 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(38.42% 0.149 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1581, 5.0047, 24.9573)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#472C8B #708B2C

analogous

#2C408B #472C8B #762C8B

triadic

#472C8B #8B472C #2C8B47

tetradic

#472C8B #8B2C40 #708B2C #2C8B76

square

#472C8B #8B2C40 #708B2C #2C8B76

split-complementary

#472C8B #8B762C #408B2C

monochromatic

#180F2E #2F1D5D #472C8B #5F3BB9 #8264CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#472C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#472C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #472C8B

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##472C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##472C8B	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00418E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #472c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 44, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.149 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8167ae',
    500: '#472c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #472c8b;
$custom-light: #8167ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#472c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.053,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38425,
    "c": 0.14915,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#472C8B

secondary

#9CB45F

accent

#DB4CB3

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #472C8B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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